No. 22 West Virginia Welcomes No. 13 Iowa State for Top 25 Showdown – West Virginia University Athletics

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The No. 22 West Virginia University wrestling team will host the No. 13 Iowa State Cyclones in a top 25 clash on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. ET at the WVU Coliseum on ESPN+.

 

“We have a huge opportunity this week against a top 15 team,” head coach Tim Flynn said. “We may only be favored in one match, so that gives us a lot of chances to knock off some highly ranked kids.”

 

This match marks the team’s first home Big 12 dual of the 2024-25 season. West Virginia (7-1, 1-1 Big 12) most recently defeated Princeton, 27-12, on Jan. 4.

 

In last year’s meeting, the Mountaineers lost to the Cyclones in Ames, Iowa, 29-11. West Virginia’s last win against Iowa State came in 2017.

 

With a win, WVU would start 8-1 through its first nine duals for the second consecutive season. Last year’s 8-1 start was the program’s first since 1990.

 

West Virginia’s starting lineup features four ranked wrestlers with fifth-year Peyton Hall leading the way at No. 3 in the 165-pound class. Redshirt junior Jordan Titus (141) is ranked No. 32, redshirt sophomore Brody Conley (174) is No. 29 and redshirt senior Dennis Robin (184) is No. 23.

 

West Virginia’s Probable Starting Lineup

Weight          Ranking         Name 

125                                    Jace Schafer  

Or                                      Jett Strickenberger   

133                                    Tommy Maddox      

Or                                      Mason Kernan                       

141               No. 32           Jordan Titus

149                                    Michael Dolan       

Or                                      Sam Hillegas

157                                    Sasha Gavronsky     

165               No. 3            Peyton Hall   

174               No. 29           Brody Conley

184               No. 23           Dennis Robin

Or                                      Ian Bush       

197                                    Rune Lawrence       

HWT                                  Michael Wolfgram   

 

Princeton’s Probable Starting Lineup

Weight          Ranking         Name 

125               No. 14           Kysen Terukina        

133               No. 5            Evan Frost     

141               No. 21           Jacob Frost   

Or                                     Anthony Echemendia         

149                                    Paniro Johnson        

157               No. 6            Cody Chittum

165               No. 15           MJ Gaitan     

174                                    Aiden Riggins

184               No. 16           Evan Bockman         

197               No. 17           Christian Carroll

Or                                      Nate Schon

HWT                                  Daniel Herrera         

Or                 No. 4            Yonger Bastida        

 

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